Dr. Pepper Co. v. DeFreece

Sam Robinson, Associate Justice.

This is a personal injury case. There was a judgment in the sum of $1,500 for appellee, W. M. DeFreece. The issue here is whether the trial court erred in failing to direct a verdict for appellants, Bob Baccus and Dr. Pepper Company, the defendants in the trial court.

Appellee, DeFreece, is the production manager of the Dr. Pepper Company at Newport. The Dr. Pepper Company, appellant here, is the Dr. Pepper Company located at Birmingham, Alabama, and it sells to local Dr. Pepper Companies such as the one in Newport syrup used in bottling cold drinks. The syrup…